Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-02-25
THREE OF A KIND.
Jim Watson Is Caught Up with II
Third Wife and VIII Once More
Wear the Stripes.
His Second Wife Don't Acknowledge
Him, But Embraces Him All
the Same.
Young Hyrum Evans and Old Edwin
RushtOn Arrested for U. c.,
and Both Bound Over.

To-day is one that will be remembered
for some time by little trio OF Seventh
ward cohabs., whose picnics were broken
up by the willy deputies
The case which will cause the most
surprise is that against
JIM WATSON,
The genial nightwatchman, who is found
to have taken unto his broad bosom
third wife in the person OF one Lizzie
Evans.
Watson was taken before Judge Nc
Kay this afternoon and the following
damaging evidence was given by the
witnesses:
MRS. ELLEN RILEY WATSON,
The second wife, was the first witness oil
i'm portance. She said: | am married
TO defendant he has not visited me since
he has come out OF the Penitentiary;
he has come to the house to
see the teamster who lives there !;
don't recognize any husband he has
never called me wife since he came from
the Pen. | can say with uplifted hand
before God that [ have not conceived
from Mr.. Watson since his return from
the Penitentiary; l could not swear that
am not now pregnant by the defendant
After vigorous questioning, Mr.. Dick
son was forced to put the question plainly
to the witness, and she admitted having
had intercourse with defendant since his
return from the Penitentiary. Excused.
WILLIAM T, EVANS
Was then sworn. He said: | am a
plasterer; know Lizzie Evans; she used
to be my fathers wife; l know where she
| lives now; l visit there once or twice a
week she is about So years old she has
| a child about year and a half old; she
lives there with her sister only; Lizzie
has lived at that place for three or four
years; before that time she lived with
my fathers two widows, about block
from where she now lives.
Mr.. Moyle here stated that the de-
PENDANT was willing to admit that Lizzie
Evans is his wife and that he is the
father OF her child.
Witness continued; Mary Besant is
the name of Lizzic's sister who lives with
her. Excused.
Mr.. Dickson said that he had no more
evidence to offer except that OF Lizzie
Evans, and, as she is sick in bed, he
asked that the Court adj urn to the house
and take the evidence there. This was
agreed to, and after the disposal OF the
other two cases the Court proceeded tc
the house.
II will be seen from the evidence given
above that there is Il clear case OF cohab
itation against Watson, and should the
evidence OF the third wife as to the time
OF the marriage be what it is expected to
be, there is little doubt that case Of
polygamy can be made out.
THE EVANS CASE.
Hyrum Evans, who was arrested al
the same time as Watson, pleaded not
guilty to the charge OF living with Henri
eta Evans and Ada Rushton during the
past three years. Notwithstanding the
plea, the defendant admitted that he was
married to the two women named, ant
that he had lived with them during the
past three years.
He was bound over in the sum o
81 800.
THE RusHroN CASE.
While subpunaing witnesses in the
Evans case, Deputy Pratt ran across Ed
win Rushton and his two wives, anC
served all three OF them as witnesses in
that case and when they appeared at the
Commissioner Office he arrested Rush
ton on complaint charging unlawful
cohabitation.
Defendant pleaded not guilty and Nj
I Dickson proceeded to examine the case
MARY ANN RUsHToN
Was sworn and said: lam the wife Of
| defendant; married him in l84l in Eng
land; l have not lived with my husband
for seven years he had no wife then and
no thought OF one; l have had nc
divorce, and don't want one; | am not
on friendly relations with him; when we
meet we simply speak and pass on; l
love him for the good he has done me
in the past; ! am still his wife. FIX
! cused.
| SARAH RUSHTON
Said: My maiden name was Sarah Rob
inson; am defendants second wife
my husband has been living with me
right along for the past three years;
have quite a large family of children.
Excused
The case was submitted and defendant
was bound over in the sum Of 81 800 to
await the action Of the Grand Jury.